Sharing responses

A short time ago, you had an article in paper for people to respond to the upcoming policing policy for Port Hope and Cobourg, giving their opinion, due I think this month -- April sometime?

I took the time to write a response; you sent a reply asking if I was the party writing the comments. I did not reply to you at this time.

Reading Joanne Burghardt's column in Thursday April 5 edition, how unanswered responses go in 'the what's this guy's problem pile', I would now like to say that yes it was me, Michael White of Port Hope, the very same who wrote the response to your question.

It is my firm belief that newspapers in general are the speakers' corner as it were, sparking debate, having a duty to give the unheard a voice in today's worrying, costly, politically dominated world, hoping that we can get through.

News editors in general voice that for all, to sort out the wheat from the chaff in our so called leaders, keeping them on their toes and working for our best interests and not for their own agenda, or we just follow like sheep? A local councillor once told me, it is only an opinion. So much for taking notice.